baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2424660-A (GB)
Title: Clamp for wall tie
Inventor: LAW GRAHAM
IPC: E04B1/41
Filed: 2006-03-31
Abstract: A clamp for a wall tie comprises a clamp portion attachable to an edge <B>6</B> of a column and a mounting portion <B>2</B> for mounting a wall tie <B>3</B>. The mounting portion <B>2</B> is offset from the clamp portion so that it can be positioned towards the centre of the column to which the clamp is attached. The clamping portion may be U-shaped to clamp around a flange <B>6</B> of the column and the mounting portion <B>2</B> may comprise an elongate arm extending from the clamping portion. The clamping portion may be a push fit clamp or may have a clamping bolt. The mounting portion <B>2</B> may comprise a plurality of mounting slots <B>8</B> for a wall tie <B>3</B>. A column/wall tie assembly comprising the clamp and a wall tie and a method of fabricating a building using a plurality of such clamps and wall ties are also claimed.
Patent GB-2443851-A (GB)
Title: Musical instrument holder with a neck locking assembly
Inventor: HSIEH WU-HONG
IPC: G10G5/00
Filed: 2006-11-18
Abstract: A musical instrument holder for a guitar-shaped musical instrument 60 has a post 50, multiple legs and a neck lock assembly. The neck lock assembly is attached to the post 50 and has a collar 10, a crossbar assembly (30) and a crossbar fastener 40. The collar 10 is attached securely to the post 50 and has two distal ends. The crossbar assembly (30) is mounted on one of the distal ends of the collar 10 and has a crossbar 32 pivotally mounted on the distal end of the collar 10 and having a locking recess (323). The crossbar fastener (40) is mounted on the other distal end of the collar 10 and has two head-halves (422) defining a tapered head. The crossbar 32 pivots toward the crossbar fastener (40) with the tapered head engaging the locking recess (323) to securely lock the neck 62 of the musical instrument 60.
Patent GB-2444080-A (GB)
Title: A system to monitor the use of gas in a factory gas distribution system
Inventor: HASTINGS KIM PETER
IPC: B23K9/00
Filed: 2006-11-23
Abstract: A gas monitoring system 1 or a method in which predicted gas consumption, drawn from known or demanded performance 11, 31 of one or more individual gas consuming units 2 within the system, is logged and in which actual gas consumed from a gas supply inlet is subsequently measured 23, 24, 26, 27. A controller 10 compares the known performance 11, 31 with the measured consumption 23, 24, 26,27 and the difference between the two - if any - dictates whether the gas consumption over a given monitored period is to be regarded as normal or as abnormal. If the gas consumption is regarded as abnormal the controller 10 can raise an alarm condition to indicate a gas leak in the system.
Patent GB-2433943-A (GB)
Title: Cultivation of primate embryonic stem cells
Inventor: THOMSON JAMES A
IPC: C12N5/0735
Filed: 2007-04-17
Abstract: The invention relates to methods for culturing human embryonic stem cells by culturing the stem cells in an environment essentially free of mammalian fetal serum and in a stem cell culture medium including amino acids, vitamins, salts, minerals, transferring, insulin, albumin, and a fibroblast growth factor that is supplied from a source other than just a feeder layer the medium. Also disclosed are compositions capable of supporting the culture and proliferation of human embryonic stem cells without the need for feeder cells or for exposure of the medium to feeder cells.
Patent GB-2438087-A (GB)
Title: Antialiasing Using Multiple Display Heads of A Graphics Procesor
Inventor: RIACH DUNCAN A
IPC: G06T15/50
Filed: 2007-05-11
Abstract: Multiple display heads of a single graphics processor are exploited to perform antialiasing and other processing tasks. In one embodiment, two display heads of the same graphics processor are coupled to each other in a master/slave configuration via a pixel transfer path. The "master" display head receives pixels from the "slave" display head in addition to its own pixels, and pixel selection logic in the master display head can blend the two pixels or select either one to the exclusion of the other. If the two pixels correspond to different sampling locations in the same display pixel, the blended pixel is an antialiased pixel.
Patent GB-2434320-A (GB)
Title: Oral device
Inventor: CUTLER HAROLD
IPC: A61F5/56
Filed: 2007-05-23
Abstract: An oral device is disclosed. The oral device comprises a mouthpiece member, a tube member and an attachment member. The mouthpiece member comprises a resilient material, and is adapted to fit within the contours of the teeth of a wearer. The tube member is affixed, at a first end, to the mouthpiece member, and extends outward from the mouthpiece member towards the soft palate of the mouth of the wearer. The attachment member is attached to the mouthpiece member at at least one location. Finally, the tube member defines an opening, which prevents the collapse of the soft palate of the wearer by allowing for the free transfer of air between the wearer and the environment.
Patent GB-2436988-A (GB)
Title: Systems and processes for use in media and/or market research
Inventor: WOOD LESLIE A
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 2007-06-14
Abstract: Processes and systems for use in media and market research are provided. In certain embodiments, predetermined media usage activities and/or purchasing activities are assigned to members of a household, for converting household level data to personal level data. In certain embodiments, reports are produced from various different datasets.
Patent GB-2439641-A (GB)
Title: Intubation detector
Inventor: FIELD STEPHEN JAMES
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 2007-06-26
Abstract: The detector 3 for an endotracheal tube 1 has a pump means such as resilient bellows 26, and a carbon dioxide, colour-change indicator 25 mounted at the machine end 13 of the tube. Compressing and releasing the bellows 26 indicates whether or not the patient end 12 of the tube 1 is occluded. When the patient end 12 of the tube 1 is not occluded, gas is drawn into the indicator by the bellows 26 to provide an indication of carbon dioxide level. The detector 3 may be mounted at the machine end of a stiff introducer tube 20 extended along the endotracheal tube 1. Alternatively, the detector may be mounted by a stem (41 fig 3) directly into the bore at the machine end 13 of the tube 1.
Patent GB-2450895-A (GB)
Title: Portable and adjustable golf practice net and platform
Inventor: CASEY ANTHONY MICHAEL
IPC: A63B63/00
Filed: 2007-07-11
Abstract: A portable adjustable golf practice net 8A,8B and platform 7 is disclosed. The arrangement includes a cross-section 3 and upright telescopic poles 4,5. The net is attached to the platform via an eyehole screw attachment 18. In use, the arrangement may be slid from a full closed position to a fully open position. The attachment of the net to the platform provides the arrangement with additional stability.
Patent GB-2439865-A (GB)
Title: Method for evaluating the reliability of steel method
Inventor: SATO KAIKO
IPC: G01N29/44
Filed: 2006-04-18
Abstract: A method for evaluating the reliability of steel in terms of small and medium-sized inclusions as well as large inclusions, and a high-reliability steel obtained by the method. The method is for evaluating the reliability of steel in terms of inclusions and is characterized in that the inclusions of approximately 100 žm or less in maximum inclusion size are evaluated by microscopy combined with the extreme-value statistical analysis; the inclusions of approximately 100 žm or greater in maximum inclusion size are evaluated by the ultrasonic flaw detection testing performed at a frequency of 5 to 25 MHz; and the reliability of the steel is evaluated based on the results of the extreme-value statistical analysis applied to the results of the microscopy and the results of the ultrasonic flaw detection testing combined.
Patent GB-2442373-A (GB)
Title: Sequence-specific inhibition of small RNA function
Inventor: ZAMORE PHILLIP D
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2004-11-26
Abstract: An RNA oligonucleotide RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) inactivator having a nucleotide sequence with sufficient complementarity to a guide strand of an siRNA or miRNA to inhibit silencing of a gene by the siRNA or miRNA. The oligonucleotide may be 2'-O-methyl modified. The RISC inactivator may inhibit silencing of an HMGA2 transcript or a Dicer transcript. Also claimed are methods for inhibiting RNA silencing of genes, for detecting siRNA- or miRNA-associated factors and for monitoring sequence-specific inhibition of RNA silencing all involving RISC inactivators; pharmaceuticals comprising RISC inactivators.
Patent GB-2457267-A (GB)
Title: Indexing numerical data
Inventor: DASSAS YVES
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2008-02-07
Abstract: A computer-implemented method for indexing numerical information embedded in one or more electronic files comprising determining whether an electronic file comprises one or more images containing embedded numerical data, including the steps of inputting the one or more images into a classification system comprising a plurality of interconnected classifiers; and classifying the one or more images using the classification system to output data classifying each image. The output data classifies each image as one of: containing embedded numerical data or not containing embedded numerical data. The method further comprises analysing the file to output data classifying it as one of: containing tabulated numerical data or not containing tabulated numerical data. If the outputted data indicates that the file comprises one or more images with embedded numerical data and/or contains tabulated numerical data, and the method further comprises extracting text and/or other data associated with the numerical data and indexing this text and/or other data in a database.
Patent GB-2447735-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for tensioning a cable.
Inventor: RAWDON BLAINE K
IPC: F16G11/12
Filed: 2008-03-03
Abstract: A thimble 18 is placed over an eccentric member 16 having a splined bore. A portion of an endless cable 22 is placed over the thimble. The eccentric member 16 and thimble 18 are placed between a pair of parallel, spaced apart arms 24of a mounting structure. A splined shaft 46 is inserted through holes in the arms and into the splined bore of the eccentric member 16 to secure the eccentric member 16 to the mounting structure. A threaded nut is placed on a threaded end of the splined shaft 46. The cable 22 is tensioned by rotating a head portion of the splined shaft 46180 degrees, or by a different predetermined value, which places the cable 22 under a predetermined tension. A retaining screw 48 is inserted through one of the mounting structure arms 24 and into a threaded hole in the eccentric member 16. The system enables a precise degree of tension to be quickly and easily applied to a cable.
Patent GB-2444208-A (GB)
Title: Gripping assembly for expandable tubulars
Inventor: GARCIA DAVID A
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2006-08-11
Abstract: Grip between a tubular being expanded and the surrounding tubular is enhanced by disposing a wire in a groove. The wire is preferably harder than the surrounding tubular so that it can dig in upon expansion. The wire is mounted in the groove so that it is not stretched due to the expansion and for that reason doesn't increase the effort required for the expansion. The wire can take the shape of the groove that it is in or it can have some other shape. The wire can be solid or hollow and can be in segments such as rings or can be a longer continuously extending wire in a groove that, for example, can be helically disposed on the tubular being expanded or even on a sleeve surrounding it.
Patent GB-2458536-A (GB)
Title: Submersible fluid level sensor
Inventor: JELONEK EDWARD
IPC: G01F23/26
Filed: 2008-03-28
Abstract: A submersible fluid level sensor with no moving parts for installing inside an enclosed tank comprises an electronics module 2 and an attached depth sensing probe 1. The sensing probe 1 may extend from the top to the bottom of the tank whilst being unobstructed by the associated electronics and is capable of measuring the total depth of fluid in a tank without any part of the sensor protruding through the outer surface of the tank. The probe 1 may pass through the electronics module 2 or may be mounted to one side. The probe has apertures 3 at each end to allow fluid and gases in and out.
Patent GB-2459647-A (GB)
Title: Photosensitive structure with a light shading layer
Inventor: HADWEN BENJAMIN JAMES
IPC: G02F1/1362
Filed: 2008-04-28
Abstract: A photosensitive structure, suitable for use in controlling a backlight of a liquid crystal device, comprises a plurality of photosensitive regions 124 which are electrically in series. A light shading layer comprises a plurality of electrically conductive regions 501 disposed so as to shade the photosensitive regions 124, which preferably comprise photosensor elements, from light incident on a major surface of the structure. The conductive regions 501 are electrically isolated from each other. The photosensitive regions 125 preferably extend laterally parallel to the major surface and may be PIN diodes or thin film transistors (TFTs). If the photosensitive regions 125 are TFTs then they may form part of a pixel circuit on an active matrix substrate.
Patent GB-2445527-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in liquid photometry
Inventor: REDFERN JONATHAN
IPC: B01L3/02
Filed: 2006-11-15
Abstract: A photometric or spectrophotometric apparatus and method wherein a sample is contained in a pipette held between two surfaces, one containing a photometric or spectrophotometric source and the other a photometric or spectrophotometric detector and an optical path is established through the walls of the pipette tip and through the sample between the two surfaces. Use of a disposable pipette tip which may be left attached to pipette tip during sample analysis or reattached to the pipette device following analyses, provides a means to recover the sample for subsequent applications and manipulations, and enables especially small volume samples to be analysed.
Patent GB-2450805-A (GB)
Title: Fibre-on-end materials
Inventor: KAPUR VIVEK
IPC: B01D63/02
Filed: 2008-07-03
Abstract: A process for manufacturing fiber-on-end material, comprises the sequential steps of: a. providing a shaped billet comprising fused, or partially fused, fibers on end, b. cutting trapezoidal sections 7 from the billet such that the fibers are oriented substantially perpendicular to the base of the trapezoidal section, c. welding the trapezoidal sections together to form a cylindrical billet that is two concentric polygons in cross-section, d. mounting the billet formed in step c on a spindle, e. continuously rotating the billet, and f. skiving fiber-on-end material of a desired thickness from the continuously rotating billet, see figure 9. The method may further comprise repeating steps b and c to form at least one additional billet, stacking the billets on top of each other, and fusing the billets to form a single billet. The trapezoidal sections which are cut in step b may be capped with a polymer film prior to step c. The fibers may comprise hollow fibers the sheath-core or "islands in the sea" type, which are contacted with a solvent to dissolve a component to produce a porous membrane or a capillary array. The fibres may also include microprojections and the material may comprise a mixture of fibers of at least two different defined diameters.
Patent GB-2450296-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchanger and method for treating exhaust gases of internal combustion engines
Inventor: COTTON JAMES SCOTT
IPC: F01N3/01
Filed: 2007-05-16
Abstract: A combined exhaust gas cooler and non-thermal plasma device has first and second fluid passageways which are in heat exchange communication with one another. One or more electrodes are located in the second fluid passageway. The electrodes are connected to a voltage source. When a voltage of sufficient magnitude is applied to the electrodes, a non-thermal plasma is generated in the second fluid passageway. The device can be constructed in the form of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger or a stacked-tube type heat exchanger, wherein the electrodes extend through the heat exchange tubes. Hot exhaust gases preferably flow through the tubes in heat exchange contact with a liquid coolant, thereby cooling the exhaust gases. The electrodes generate non-thermal plasma inside the tubes, converting at least a portion of the NO2 in the exhaust to NO2, which reacts with soot in the exhaust gases to generate CO2 and N2, thereby cleaning the exhaust gases.
Patent GB-2465824-A (GB)
Title: Motion analysis device for sports
Inventor: IRLAM JAMES CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2008-12-03
Abstract: A portable wrist worn device (1, fig 1) for determining information about the movement of a human body when swimming. The device comprises a waterproof housing 9 containing: one or more accelerometers 4 operable to generate an acceleration signal; a processor operable to process the acceleration signal so as to generate one or more metrics relating to the movement of the human body, such as lap count, stroke count, speed, distance, calories or efficiency; and means for feedback, such as a display 8, of the one or more metrics to the user. The accelerometer may be operable to generate an acceleration signal along an axis parallel to the proximo-distal axis of the user's arm in use and/or the accelerometer may be operable to generate an acceleration signal along an axis parallel to the dorsal-palmar axis of the user's hand in use. The device may also be used in sports other than swimming.
Patent GB-2455905-A (GB)
Title: Brake lever/push rod retaining formation
Inventor: ROBERTS PAUL
IPC: F16D65/18
Filed: 2008-12-18
Abstract: A retaining formation defined on a brake lever of an air disc brake for retaining a push rod on a brake lever, the formation comprising a pinned connection 134 and a ball 130 and socket 133 joint, in which a main axis of the pinned connection is coincident with a centre of rotation of the ball and socket joint, see figures 3, 11 and 12. Alternatively the retaining formation may comprise a concave formation on one of the push rod and brake lever and a corresponding convex formation on the other of the push rod and brake lever in which the concave formation at least partially surrounds the convex formation to prevent axial separation of the push rod and brake lever, see figures 4-10 and 13-15. The concave/convex formation is preferably push fit. In another embodiment the formation may be snap fit, preferably by deformation during assembly through use of a resilient clip.
Patent GB-2463124-A (GB)
Title: Processing VoIP communication packets in a peripheral device
Inventor: KERT KAIDO
IPC: H04N5/00
Filed: 2009-05-06
Abstract: In a peer-to-peer (P2P) internet-based communication system, a peripheral device 108 (eg. a webcam or microphone) processes VoIP packets received via a local connection 124 independent of the network 106 and returns them to the main device 104 (eg. a television, PC or mobile phone) for conveyance to the user. The processing is carried out by an embedded client engine (312, fig. 3) in accordance with any of a number of P2P protocols, and the packets decoded by the main device, thus avoiding any blocks to downloading software onto the main device and allowing updates of the software without having to replace the entire peripheral. The client user interface 212 may also be stored on the peripheral device or on a webpage (fig. 9).
Patent GB-2462015-A (GB)
Title: Petrophysical interpretation of multipass array resistivity data obtained while drilling
Inventor: RAMAKRISHNAN TERIZHANDUR S
IPC: G01V3/38
Filed: 2008-02-28
Abstract: Resistivity measurements at different radial depths of investigation obtained from multiple passes of a resistivity tool (40) through a borehole (33) are analyzed together to obtain indications of at least one of fractional flow, oil saturation, and water saturation in a formation (31).
Patent GB-2460783-A (GB)
Title: Method and system to identify grounding concerns in an electric power system
Inventor: BICKEL JON A
IPC: G01R19/25
Filed: 2008-03-25
Abstract: A method and system to detect and evaluate improper grounding/grounded bonds (120) in an electrical power system (100) is disclosed. An example method is detecting improper grounding in an electrical power system having a plurality of monitoring devices (102) coupled to a grounded conductor and a grounding conductor. Data of the voltage between the grounded conductor and the grounding conductor is received from the plurality of monitoring devices. The spatial orientation of the data from the plurality of monitoring devices is determined within a hierarchy of the electrical power system. The voltage data received from the plurality of monitoring devices is compared to determine a bond (or lack of a bond) between the grounded conductor and the grounding conductor.
Patent GB-883758-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to lipstick holders
Inventor: DENNISON ANDREW LESLIE
IPC: A45D40/06
Filed: 1958-03-28
Abstract: 883,758. Lipstick holders. VOGUE VANITIES Ltd. March 31, 1959 [March 28, 1958], No. 10047/58. Class 18. The bore of the lipstick carrier 8 in a lipstick holder is formed to a plurality of stepped diameters, the carrier 8 thus being adapted to accommodate lipsticks of varying diameters. The stepped diameters are formed by annular projections 12, 13. The lipstick feed is of the conventional type having a stud 11 projecting through axial and helical slots. In a modification, Fig. 2 (not shown), the carrier 8 is provided with a detachable cup 14.
Patent GB-803051-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the manufacture of pressed sheets from comminuted wood
Inventor: REISSNER EDGAR WILHELM
IPC: B27N3/06
Filed: 1954-04-06
Abstract: <PICT:0803051/IV (a)/1> A pressed or moulded sheet is made from a loose layer of comminuted wood such as wood chips or wood shreds coated or impregnated with a hardenable adhesive resin binder by first compressing the layer to approximately its final thickness under high pressure sufficient to convert it into a coherent sheet without hardening the binder, and subsequently hardening the binder under low pressure.  The loose layer 2, which may be formed by spreading the material on a paper sheet 1 and may be covered by a sheet 3, e.g. of resin-impregnated asbestos, may be reduced in thickness by feeding it through pressure rollers 5, or through successive pairs of rollers which reduce the thickness in stages. The coherent mat or sheet so produced is, if desired, moulded to a required shape, e.g. a motor car roof, under light pressure, and is heated whilst under pressure to cause hardening of the resin, e.g. between matched heated dies or between a heated forming tool and a compressed air bag.  The resins employed may be phenol-or urea-formaldehyde, cold-setting or thermosetting, and in liquid or powdered form.